See below for statements about two politically vulnerable Virginia Republican members of the US House, Jen Kiggans in VA02 and Rob Wittman in VA01, both of whom are standing by their support of Trump’s damaging, disastrous Big, Ugly Bill – the one “that just shuttered three health clinics in the Commonwealth” and is “jacking up costs for Virginians.” In November 2026, Virginians definitely need to vote both of these horrible members of Congress out of office.
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Shannon Taylor Statement on Rob Wittman Touting His Harmful Budget Bill That Just Shuttered Three Health Clinics in Virginia
Henrico, VA – Today, Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney and Democratic candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District Shannon Taylor issued the following statement in response to Congressman Rob Wittman campaigning alongside Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain to tout his disastrous budget bill that will rip away health care from 350,000 Virginians, jack up health care costs, and just forced Augusta Health to close three health care clinics in Virginia:
“It’s incredibly telling that Rob Wittman would choose to celebrate his harmful budget bill just days after Augusta Health announced they are forced to shutter three health clinics in Virginia as a direct result of his vote,” said Taylor. “Wittman is responsible for these closures, and his vote will jack up health care costs and rip away coverage from 350,000 Virginians. After nearly 20 years in Washington, Wittman would rather roll out the red carpet for his D.C. party bosses than actually fight to protect Virginians. When we beat Rob Wittman, I’ll protect our families, lower costs, and expand access to the quality, affordable health care we deserve.”
Last week, Augusta Health announced that they are forced to close three health clinics in Virginia directly because of Wittman’s budget bill.
After joining a letter to House leadership claiming he opposed gutting Medicaid, Wittman voted to cut roughly $1 trillion from the program and rip health care away from more than 24,000 people in VA-01. Now, Wittman is lying to constituents about the devastating impacts of his vote.
ABOUT SHANNON:
Shannon Taylor is a battle-tested prosecutor with 25 years of experience taking on the toughest threats to Virginia families and delivering justice. A native of Charlottesville and graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond Law School, she began her career as a prosecutor in Richmond before serving as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Attorney’s office. In 2011, she flipped the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office from Republican to Democrat, becoming the first woman elected to the role. She has since been re-elected three times, proving she knows how to win tough races.
As Commonwealth’s Attorney, Taylor has pioneered programs to support victims of human trafficking, created a task force to tackle the opioid epidemic, and led prosecutors statewide in pledging not to criminalize women or doctors for abortion care. She has worked alongside law enforcement to keep families safe, fought fraud that harms working people, and partnered with gun safety advocates to take illegal guns off the streets.
Shannon Taylor has built her career on protecting Virginians and delivering justice for families regardless of their politics.
For more on Shannon Taylor’s campaign, visit ShannonTaylorVAcom.
